Saudi Universities assigned English language teachers from different parts of the world to teach English courses for their students. Most of those teachers come from: Egypt, India, Tunis, Sudan and South Africa and other parts of the worlds. Those different non-native English teachers speak English with some kind of accent. The aim of this research is to investigate the attitudes of Saudi Universities’ students towards the accent of non-native English teachers who teach them. Another aim of this
change itself,” which I find quite true. People need to adjust themselves and try to adopt new things, no matter they want or not. It is the same when talking about teaching English to speakers of other languages. Students are different nowadays. They are greatly exposed to new inventions and technologies. Therefore, if teachers stick to the traditional ways of teaching and do not change at all, soon or later they will be eliminated, if not completely, at least to a certain degree. Technology plays
People had been studying how to use a computer on the educational side for many years. Previous English learners learnt English through a regular English class, an interesting and a fantastic English movie, an English newspaper, and etc. However, they were a lack of flexibility, and most of the learners memorized English vocabulary and grammar rules mechanically(Yang & Chen, 2007, p. 861).With the development of technology, at the end of 20th century, computer-assisted language learning(CALL) was
ASSIGNMENT 4 Read Lazaraton's article and answer the following questions: 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having (a) a native English speaker or (b) a non-native English speaker as the teacher in an oral skills class? Having a native English speaker as the teacher in oral skill class have many advantages. For example, students can listen to a proper way of speaking and using English in an oral way, which will include most of the aspects taken into account in the speaking skill that
English Language Learners Methodology Comparison With the rise of immigration in the United States, Americas’ classrooms contain students from different cultures and backgrounds. The academic development of students’ learning relies on teachers’ instructional practices. In order to successfully educate diverse learners, especially English Language Learners (ELLs), teachers use research to gain knowledge on teaching practices. The findings gained from research provide an insight over a topic of
definitely agree with you that native English speakers have an advantage pertaining to how one uses the language in the correct context, but I also agree with you that non-native speakers may have a more objective, and deeper knowledge of American culture than native speakers do. I like your example of pronunciation that you used in your post. This is usually seen as a common advantage that many L1 (English) teachers have when compared to L2 (English) teachers (SpokenEnglishpractice, 2016). This part
Assessment of English Language Learners Alisha C. Green Grand Canyon University: ESL 533N Advanced Methodologies of Structured English Instruction December 12, 2012 Abstract Assessments are a critical tool in monitoring the progress of English language learners at all grade levels. The main purpose of assessments is to ensure students are receiving quality teaching instruction in accordance to academic and content standards. Even though these tests are not the only resource used for testing students
Language Skills in an ESP Course English for Specific Purposes or in short ESP can be elucidated by two distinct characteristics. One of them is absolute characteristics which tells us that the use of ESP needs to meet the explicit requirements of the students. On the other hand, variable characteristics shows that ESP can be further split into more detailed and explicit situations and approaches, which can be very different from the traditional usage of the English language (Mirza, 2014). In ESP,
Carrillo What is bilingual education? Bilingual education is a term that describes the different kind of educational program such as English as a Second Language. This program is taught in their native language. “For example, young children might be taught to read in their native language of Spanish; they are transitioned to English-only instruction when their English is proficient enough to ensure success.” (http://www.suite101.com/content/bilingual-education-programs-pros-and-cons-a227708) Since
bilingual education in Jamaica, the advantages and disadvantages of using creole in the classroom and whether or not use by teachers is positive or negative and finally some to the circumstances of the use of JC. In this chapter the focus is to attempt to answer the research question through a combination of the information from the literature review with that from the findings gathered. The plan, to gather qualitative information from secondary school teachers which would highlight their opinions